South Africa vs Australia Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Team, Pitch Report for Cricket World Cup 2023, 2nd Semi-Final

Australia and South Africa have won three games each against each other in the World Cup.

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South Africa will take on Australia in the second semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 on Thursday (November 16) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Preview

South Africa (SA) will take on Australia (AUS) in the second semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 on Thursday (November 16) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. South Africa finished in second place in the points table with seven wins in nine games and a Net Run Rate of +1.261. Australia also won seven out of nine matches but finished in fourth place due to a lesser Net Run Rate.

The last time both these teams faced each other in this tournament, South Africa won by a significant margin of 134 runs after posting a total of 311 runs on the board. Quinton de Kock scored a century for the Proteas, while Aiden Markram contributed 56 runs off 44 deliveries. Kagiso Rabada took three wickets for 33 runs in eight overs. Only Marnus Labuschagne managed to score more than 30 runs for Australia in that game.

Australia defeated Bangladesh in their last outing by eight wickets after chasing down the target of 307 runs in 44.4 overs. Mitchell Marsh scored 177 runs off 132 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award here.

South Africa finished their league stage campaign after defeating Afghanistan by five wickets. The Proteas chased down the target of 248 runs in 47.3 overs. Rassie van der Dussen scored an unbeaten 76 runs off 95 deliveries and was adjudged Player of the Match.

Also see: South Africa vs Australia Match Prediction - Who will win today's match?

Match Information

South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd)

ICC Cricket World Cup, 16 Nov 2023, Thur, 2:00 PM IST, Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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Broadcast

Star Sports Network

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Live Stream

Disney+ Hotstar

Weather Report

stadiumEden Gardens, Kolkata

Mist

27.0°C

humidity89% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

South Africa vs Afghanistan
W

SA

vs

AFG

ODI World Cup

India vs South Africa
L

IND

vs

SA

ODI World Cup

New Zealand vs South Africa
W

NZ

vs

SA

ODI World Cup

Pakistan vs South Africa
W

PAK

vs

SA

ODI World Cup

South Africa vs Bangladesh
W

SA

vs

BAN

ODI World Cup

Australia vs Bangladesh
W

AUS

vs

BAN

ODI World Cup

Australia vs Afghanistan
W

AUS

vs

AFG

ODI World Cup

England vs Australia
W

ENG

vs

AUS

ODI World Cup

Australia vs New Zealand
W

AUS

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NZ

ODI World Cup

Australia vs Netherlands
W

AUS

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NED

ODI World Cup

Injury and availability news

Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc might make a comeback in Australia’s playing 11 in this match. Marco Jansen will also likely to feature in Proteas’ lineup.

Pitch Report

The Eden Gardens has hosted a total of four games so far in the tournament. The teams batting first in the first two games were bundled out for less than 250 runs. In the last two games, the teams batting first crossed the 300-run mark. Australia will be playing here for the first time, while South Africa lost their match here against India by 243 runs. The average first innings score in the last five matches has been 262 runs. The teams winning the toss have elected to bat in the last five games, and the same might happen here.

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Pace Bowling

35%

Spin Bowling

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80%

Batting Pitch

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262

Average Score

20%

Bowling Pitch

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Player Picks

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Quinton de Kock SA | WK

He became the first Proteas batter to score more than 500 runs in an edition of the ODI World Cup this year. He is just 82 runs away from matching Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs in an edition. De Kock has scored 591 runs in nine games at an average of 65.66 and a strike rate of 109.24.

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Glenn Maxwell AUS | ALL

He is definitely going to make a comeback in the playing 11 in this important. Maxwell has scored 397 runs in seven games at an average of 79.40 and a strike rate of 152.69. He has five wickets as well to his name.

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David Warner AUS | BAT

He is the leading run-scorer for Australia so far and has scored 499 runs in nine games at an average of 55.44 and a strike rate of 105.49.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

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Marcus Stoinis

AUS | BAT

He is likely not to find a place in the playing 11 in this game and hence, should not be in the fantasy teams as well.

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Temba Bavuma

SA | BAT

He has failed to score more than 25 runs for the Proteas in his last five outings and might not be the best pick for your fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Nov 16 2023 1:49 PM

Players
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AUS

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Head To Head
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Quinton de Kock
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9

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Travis Head

8

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David Warner

9

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Steve Smith

8.5

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Mitchell Marsh

8.5

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Marco Jansen

7

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Aiden Markram

8.5

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Gerald Coetzee

6

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Kagiso Rabada

9

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Adam Zampa
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9

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Mitchell Starc

8.5

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